"Well, I don't know where I stand with respect to the other pilots," Israfil began, "I'm pretty sure most of the other ensigns are better than me.  At any rate, our cogs wouldn't even function if it weren't for you and the other engineers."

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As the OS booted up in Asteria, the screen was assaulted with a myriad of graphical glitches.  It seemed as if the program were fighting against itself until everything went black, and big white words appeared on the screen, "Are you my pilot, Claire Rivers?"